Role of Quantiferon gold assay in the detection and follow-up of treatment of latent tuberculosis infection in some acquired immune-compromised patients
Background In patients latently infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, immunosuppression increases the risk of progression to active tuberculosis (TB), which is still considered one of the difficult and frequent opportunistic infections worldwide. Better specificity in the diagnosis of latent tub...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ejcdt.eg.net/article.asp?issn=0422-7638;year=2019;volume=68;issue=4;spage=498;epage=504;aulast=Korra |